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#135: Podcast Recap–Anti-Anxiety Diet for Moms with Ali Miller RD May 28, 2019

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Stephanie and Dr. Elana recap the episode with Ali Miller, registered dietitian and author of the Anti-Anxiety Diet. They share examples of simple meals to support your mental health, their take on reducing caffeine, and how to optimize a vegan/vegetarian diet to support mental health. They also share how their approach to anxiety differs from Ali's and offer additional supplement recommendations.

We'd like to say a special thank you to May's Podcast Partner: Coconu, an organic coconut-based lubricant. Get 15% off your order on their website with the code WHOLEMAMAS.

Enjoy the listen! You can find us on iTunes, Stitcher or Spotify. We'd love to hear your thoughts on Instagram or Facebook.

Topics Discussed:

Simple ideas for #ingredientmeals to support your mental health
Our take on eliminating caffeine/sugar
How our approach to anxiety differs from Ali's
How to optimize a vegan/vegetarian diet
Our supplement recommendations
Steph's experience with keto and anxiety

Show Notes:

Ali Miller's Website
Ali's book, The Anti-Anxiety Diet
Click here to learn more about Dr. Elana Roumell's Doctor Mom Membership, a membership designed for moms who want to be their child's number one health advocate!
Click here to learn more about Steph Greunke, RD's online nutrition program and community, Postpartum Reset, an intimate private community and online roadmap for any mama (or mama-to-be) who feels stuck, alone, and depleted and wants to learn how to thrive in motherhood.

Please remember that the views and ideas presented on this podcast are for informational purposes only. All information, content, and material presented on this podcast is for informational purposes and not intended to serve as a substitute for the consultation, diagnosis, and/or medical treatment of a qualified physician or healthcare provider. Consult with your qualified physician or healthcare provider before starting any diet, supplement regimen, or to determine the appropriateness of the information shared on this podcast, or if you have any questions regarding pregnancy or your prenatal treatment plan.

#134: The Anti-Anxiety Diet with Ali Miller RD May 21, 2019

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Today Dr. Elana interviews Ali Miller, registered dietitian and author of The Anti-Anxiety Diet. Ali believes wholeheartedly in food as medicine. Today she shares what foods will help calm our thoughts, some foods to avoid, and supplements to support your mood safely while pregnant and/or breastfeeding.

We'd like to say a special thank you to May's Podcast Partner: Coconu, an organic coconut-based lubricant. Get 15% off your order on their website with the code WHOLEMAMAS.

Enjoy the listen! You can find us on iTunes, Stitcher or Spotify. We'd love to hear your thoughts on Instagram or Facebook.

Topics Discussed:

Foods that may trigger anxiety
Foods that can help reduce anxiety
Ali Miller's 6-R approach to reducing anxiety
Why matcha tea can be a great substitute for coffee
How inflammation and ketones affect anxiety
Safe supplements that can help reduce anxiety for pregnant and nursing mamas

Show Notes:

Ali Miller's Website
Ali's book, The Anti-Anxiety Diet
Click here to learn more about Dr. Elana Roumell's Doctor Mom Membership, a membership designed for moms who want to be their child's number one health advocate!
Click here to learn more about Steph Greunke, RD's online nutrition program and community, Postpartum Reset, an intimate private community and online roadmap for any mama (or mama-to-be) who feels stuck, alone, and depleted and wants to learn how to thrive in motherhood.

Ali Miller is a registered dietitian (RD), certified diabetes educator (CDE), certified weight management specialist, and therapeutic lifestyle healthcare practitioner. Ali has dedicated her career to revolutionizing food-as-medicine in treatment and prevention of disease. She has a passion to create public awareness regarding the significant role diet plays in our overall health with her philosophy of Food-As-Medicine. She is the author of Naturally Nourished: Food-as-Medicine for Optimal Health Cookbook and the Reset, Restore, Renew: Real Food Detox program.

#133: Podcast Recap–Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts with Karen Kleiman May 14, 2019

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Stephanie and Dr. Elana recap the episode with Karen Kleiman on the topic of her new book Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts. They discuss why self care is necessary and not just a luxury, how you can figure out what you actually need to feel better, and how to support your mama friends who are struggling. This episode is full of great takeaways for any mama–whether you are currently experiencing some postpartum anxiety or depression or not.

We'd like to say a special thank you to May's Podcast Partner: Coconu, an organic coconut-based lubricant. Get 15% off your order on their website with the code WHOLEMAMAS.

Enjoy the listen! You can find us on iTunes, Stitcher or Spotify. We'd love to hear your thoughts on Instagram or Facebook.

Topics Discussed:

Self care into a necessary nourishing practice rather than a luxury
The power of the #speakthesecret campaign
Helping moms figure out what they need
How we can best support mom friends who are in distress
How our negative thoughts can get the best of us
Why not taking your thoughts so seriously can be one of the best tools!

Show Notes:

Ali Miller's Website
Anti-Anxiety Diet Book
Click here to learn more about Dr. Elana Roumell's Doctor Mom Membership, a membership designed for moms who want to be their child's number one health advocate!
Click here to learn more about Steph Greunke, RD's online nutrition program and community, Postpartum Reset, an intimate private community and online roadmap for any mama (or mama-to-be) who feels stuck, alone, and depleted and wants to learn how to thrive in motherhood.

The Whole Mamas podcast is led by Stephanie Greunke, a registered dietitian, and Dr. Elana Roumell, a naturopathic doctor, both trained in functional medicine and passionate about pregnancy, postpartum, and pediatrics. They invite experts on the show, answer burning questions, highlight key points, and make sure you feel empowered to take action. Find Whole Mamas and the Whole Mamas hosts on Instagram @wholemamasclub, @stephgreunke, @drelanaroumell, and at www.wholemamasclub.com.

#132: Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts with Karen Kleiman May 07, 2019

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Steph interviews Karen Kleiman, MSW about her #speakthesecret campaign which helps new moms validate their feelings, share their fears, and start feeling better. Over 90% of new mothers will have scary, intrusive thoughts about their baby and themselves, but many are afraid to tell anyone. Moms are left feeling confused, frustrated, or scared about what these thoughts mean. On this show we reduce the shame and stigma and encourage moms to find a safe place to express themselves. This interview is a must listen for all new mamas and we hope you share this with all the new mamas in your life.

We'd like to say a special thank you to May's Podcast Partner: Coconu, an organic coconut-based lubricant. Get 15% off your order on their website with the code WHOLEMAMAS.

Enjoy the listen! You can find us on iTunes, Stitcher or Spotify. We'd love to hear your thoughts on Instagram or Facebook.

Topics Discussed:

How common "scary thoughts" are for new moms
How shame and stigma prevents new moms from getting help
How to determine normal postpartum experiences from postpartum mental health concerns
Support for postpartum partners
How to support a friend or loved one postpartum

Show Notes:

Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts book
Karen's Postpartum Stress Center
Click here to learn more about Dr. Elana Roumell's Doctor Mom Membership, a membership designed for moms who want to be their child's number one health advocate!
Click here to learn more about Steph Greunke, RD's online nutrition program and community, Postpartum Reset, an intimate private community and online roadmap for any mama (or mama-to-be) who feels stuck, alone, and depleted and wants to learn how to thrive in motherhood.

Karen Kleiman, MSW is well known as an international expert on postpartum depression. Her work has been featured on the Internet and within the mental health community for decades. In 1988, Karen founded The Postpartum Stress Center, LLC, a treatment and training facility for prenatal and postpartum depression/anxiety disorders where she treats individuals and couples experiencing perinatal mood & anxiety disorders.

Kleiman is also the author of several books on postpartum depression, including This Isn't What I Expected: Overcoming Postpartum Depression (1994), The Postpartum Husband: Practical Solutions for Living with Postpartum Depression (2001), What Am I Thinking? Having a Baby After Postpartum Depression (2005), Therapy and the Postpartum Woman (2009), Dropping the Baby and Other Scary Thoughts (2010), and Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts (2019).

#131: Simplified Cleaning Routine with Becky Rapinchuk Apr 30, 2019

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Steph interviews Becky Rapinchuk aka Clean Mama®, who is a natural cleaning and homekeeping expert. Becky's daily, simplified cleaning routine is easy-to-follow and takes 30 minutes or less. Learn how to create your own, natural cleaning products and how to create a simple cleaning routine for your family, so you can spend more time enjoying your life.

Enjoy the listen! You can find us on iTunes, Stitcher or Spotify. We'd love to hear your thoughts on Instagram or Facebook.

Topics Discussed:

How to get started with natural cleaning
The most important products to swap first
Easy DIY cleaning products
Becky's favorite natural cleaning products/brands
How to create a simple cleaning routine
Age-appropriate cleaning activities for kids

Show Notes

Clean Mama® website
Becky's new book: Clean Mama's Guide to a Healthy Home
Nightly sink scrub recipe
Window cleaner recipe
Follow Clean Mama on Instagram
Click here to learn more about Dr. Elana Roumell's Doctor Mom Membership, a membership designed for moms who want to be their child's number one health advocate!
Click here to learn more about Steph Greunke, RD's online nutrition program and community, Postpartum Reset, an intimate private community and online roadmap for any mama (or mama-to-be) who feels stuck, alone, and depleted and wants to learn how to thrive in motherhood.

Becky, aka Clean Mama, is a natural cleaning and homekeeping expert, business owner and author of the books Clean Mama's Guide to a Healthy Home, 2019, Simply Clean, 2017, The Organically Clean Home, 2014. She's also a wife and mom to three, a business owner, and a former art teacher. She writes at cleanmama.net and is intent on helping you discover new ways to do the mundane tasks of homekeeping safely and naturally.

She's developed a cleaning routine that's used by thousands of people to do a little every day to keep it more manageable and under 30 minutes every day.

Please remember that the views on this podcast and website are not meant to be substituted for medical advice, shouldn't be used to diagnose, treat or cure any conditions, and are intended for general information purposes only.

#130: Podcast Recap–Navigating Overwhelm with Dr. Samantha Brody Apr 23, 2019

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Steph and Dr. Elana recap the episode with Dr. Samantha Brody, naturopathic doctor and author of the book Overcoming Overwhelm: Dismantle Your Stress from the Inside Out. They highlight important points from the episode and discuss further how diet can impact stress, how to identify stressors, and how to communicate effectively with your support system to get the support you need.

Enjoy the listen! You can find us on iTunes, Stitcher or Spotify. We'd love to hear your thoughts on Instagram or Facebook.

Topics Discussed:

Beyond reducing stress; creating space to handle the stress
Different kinds of stressors and which you can change
Identifying subtle stressors
How your diet can affect stress
How to communicate your needs to your loved ones
The "great ask"–how to effectively ask for what you want

Show Notes:

Overcoming Overwhelm: Dismantle Your Stress from the Inside Out
Values Exercise from Overcoming Overwhelm Sample Chapter from Overcoming Overwhelm
Contact Dr. Samantha
PAX Understanding Men by Allison Armstrong
The Four Agreements
The HMHB Weekly Email Series
Healthy Mama, Happy Baby Virtual Pregnancy Program
Nourish Kids Medicine Kit and Ebook
Dr. Elana's Medical Center: Nourish Medical Center
Follow Steph and Elana on Instagram
Whole Mamas Podcast Archive

#129: Navigating Overwhelm with Dr. Samantha Brody Apr 16, 2019

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Dr. Elana interviews Dr. Samantha Brody, naturopathic doctor and author of the book Overcoming Overwhelm: Dismantle Your Stress from the Inside Out. Learn why mamas are susceptible to overwhelm and what you can do to overcome stress during challenging times.

Enjoy the listen! You can find us on iTunes, Stitcher or Spotify. We'd love to hear your thoughts on Instagram or Facebook.

Topics Discussed:

The difference between managing stress and overcoming overwhelm
How to identify your needs in order to decrease stress and overwhelm
What you can do to change habits
How to get through roadblocks
Why you can't fail at self care
Tips to stop feeling like there is always something you should be doing
How to respectfully stand up to others' expectations of how you spend our time

Show Notes:

Overcoming Overwhelm: Dismantle Your Stress from the Inside Out
Values Exercise from Overcoming Overwhelm Sample Chapter from Overcoming Overwhelm
Contact Dr. Samantha at hello@drsamantha.com
The Four Agreements
Click here to learn more about Dr. Elana Roumell's Doctor Mom Membership, a membership designed for moms who want to be their child's number one health advocate!
Click here to learn more about Steph Greunke, RD's online nutrition program and community, Postpartum Reset, an intimate private community and online roadmap for any mama (or mama-to-be) who feels stuck, alone, and depleted and wants to learn how to thrive in motherhood.

Dr. Samantha Brody is a licensed naturopathic physician and acupuncturist in Portland, Oregon where she has worked with more than 25,000 patients over the last two decades. She now also runs a virtual arm of her business doing coaching and consulting with clients across the globe. Dr Samantha writes for a variety of publications and has been quoted extensively in books and media outlets including the Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal, HuffPost, and Shape. Her new book Overcoming Overwhelm: Dismantle Your Stress from the Inside Out is available wherever books are sold. You can find her online at www.DrSamantha.com and on social @drsamanthand.

#128: Podcast Recap–Cook Once, Eat All Week with Cassy Joy Garcia Apr 09, 2019

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Steph and Dr. Elana recap the interview with Cassy Joy Garcia about her new book Cook Once, Eat All Week, which is a revolutionary way to get delicious, healthy, and affordable food on the table fast.

Enjoy the listen! You can find us on iTunes, Stitcher or Spotify. We'd love to hear your thoughts on Instagram or Facebook.

Topics Discussed:

Why we love Cassy's new book
Comparing and contrasting our meal prep styles with Cassy's
Why no meal prep method is right or wrong
How creating new habits can help make you successful in meal prepping
Breakfast ideas as a meal prep mama
Lemony kale and how amazing this recipe is
More support for people committed to meal prep!

Show Notes

Cassy's website
Follow Cassy Joy Garcia on Instagram
Purchase her book on Amazon: Cook Once, Eat All Week
Blueberry sweet potato breakfast meatball recipe
Cassy's Healthy Meal Prep Round Up
Click here to learn more about Dr. Elana Roumell's Doctor Mom Membership, a membership designed for moms who want to be their child's number one health advocate!
Click here to learn more about Steph Greunke, RD's online nutrition program and community, Postpartum Reset, an intimate private community and online roadmap for any mama (or mama-to-be) who feels stuck, alone, and depleted and wants to learn how to thrive in motherhood.

#127: Cook Once, Eat All Week with Cassy Joy Garcia Apr 02, 2019

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Steph interviews Cassy Joy Garcia about her new book Cook Once, Eat All Week, which is a revolutionary way to get delicious, healthy, and affordable food on the table fast. She shares how batch-cooking a few basic components can give you an entire week's worth of dinners with minimal time and effort.

Enjoy the listen! You can find us on iTunes, Stitcher or Spotify. We'd love to hear your thoughts on Instagram or Facebook.

Topics Discussed:

How Cassy's meal prep has changed after becoming a mom
The pros/cons of larger meal preps
Five common pain points of meal prep and how to overcome them
Hacks to simplify meal prep and save money
Ways to keep your meal prep fresh and full of interesting flavors

Show Notes

Cassy's website
Follow Cassy Joy Garcia on Instagram
Purchase her book on Amazon: Cook Once, Eat All Week (out April 23, 2019)
Cassy's blueberry sweet potato breakfast meatball recipe
Cassy's Healthy Meal Prep Round Up
The HMHB Weekly Email Series
Click here to learn more about Dr. Elana Roumell's Doctor Mom Membership, a membership designed for moms who want to be their child's number one health advocate!
Click here to learn more about Steph Greunke, RD's online nutrition program and community, Postpartum Reset, an intimate private community and online roadmap for any mama (or mama-to-be) who feels stuck, alone, and depleted and wants to learn how to thrive in motherhood.

Bio:

Cassy Joy Garcia is the creative force behind the popular food blog Fed + Fit and the author of two cookbooks, "Fed & Fit: A 28 Day Food & Fitness Plan to Jump-Start Your Life with Over 175 Squeaky-Clean Paleo Recipes" and her newest resource, "Cook Once, Eat All Week: 26 Weeks of Gluten-Free, Affordable Meal Prep to Preserve Your Time & Sanity." She is a nutrition consultant, the creator of The Fed+Fit Project: A 28-Day Food and Fitness Self Study, and the voice behind the weekly Fed+Fit Podcast.

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#126: Podcast Recap–Improving Birth Outcomes for Black Moms and Babies with Alexandra Samuel-Sturgess Mar 26, 2019

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Steph and Dr. Elana recap last week's episode on Improving Birth Outcomes for Black Moms and Babies with Alexandra Samuel-Sturgess. This podcast reviews key takeaways from the episode and highlights important tips that every mom can use to be your own best health advocate during pregnancy and postpartum.

Enjoy the listen! You can find us on iTunes, Stitcher or Spotify. We'd love to hear your thoughts on Instagram or Facebook.

Topics Discussed:

How to get involved with advocacy if you are passionate about changing the standard of care
Practical tips for how to effectively advocate for yourself when communicating with healthcare practitioners
How to choose a birth team that will support and honor your desires
Practices you can use to stay informed on your pregnancy and postpartum care
The role that self doubt and self worth can play when trying to speak up for yourself
The importance of community in an empowered pregnancy and postpartum journey

Show Notes

Spirited by Truth, Alex's private practice
Follow Alexandra Samuel-Sturgess on Instagram
Resources for Black mothers shared by Alex:
- California Department of Public Health
- The Leap Frog Group - provides mortality rating for hospitals
- Blackdoulas.org
- #inlandempiredoula on IG
- The Association for Wholistic Maternal and Newborn Health (AWMNH)
- Black Women Birthing Justice
- Sister Song
- Black Mamas Matter Alliance
- California Department of Health–Black Infant Health
- Therapy for Black Girls
Postpartum Support International–Get Help
Aviva Romm's Article on standing up for yourself
Click here to learn more about Dr. Elana Roumell's Doctor Mom Membership, a membership designed for moms who want to be their child's number one health advocate!
Click here to learn more about Steph Greunke, RD's online nutrition program and community, Postpartum Reset, an intimate private community and online roadmap for any mama (or mama-to-be) who feels stuck, alone, and depleted and wants to learn how to thrive in motherhood.

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